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A new report by the Feminist Majority Foundation has found that the number of threats against abortion providers has roughly doubled since 2010. While incidents of severe violence have slightly decreased, doctors at abortion clinics nationwide reported more intimidation in 2014 — flyers with their personal information…

In June, the Supreme Court's striking down of Massachusetts's abortion clinic buffer zone law put various clinics in the country and the lawmakers who intended to protect these clinics somewhere between complete limbo and a tizzy. But San Francisco lawmakers and police are working together to find a balance that…

To be completely fair, every day is Conservative Dudes Shit On Your Rights Day if you look at things from the right (pun intended) angle. But even in the current anti-letting women mind their own bodies climate, today was special. Isn't it nice to know that some old guys in Washington who you'll never meet care so…

Mississippi's lone abortion clinic will stay open for now, thanks to a federal judge who temporarily blocked a law that would've closed it down because he's concerned that it may be unconstitutional to force women to leave the state in search of legal abortion. Ya think?

And so it begins.

Hey, happy Global Safe Abortion day, ya unoccupied babycaves! Now that you've celebrated, here's some news to take the spring out of your step and put your head back firmly, and repeatedly on your desk: thanks to some good old fashioned coercion from Virginia's Attorney General, the state has just enacted asinine new…

I have never fundamentally disagreed with anyone I like more than Sarina Duvall.

A bill passed by the Virginia legislature yesterday mandates that the state's abortion clinics be regulated the same way as hospitals. The move could shut down 17 of the 21 clinics in Virginia.

A little good news on the abortion front for once: for the first time in New York City history, two men have been convicted of blocking a clinic entrance. And challenges to yesterday's disturbing Oklahoma laws are just beginning.

A Massachusetts appeals court has ruled to uphold a law that provides a 35-foot safety buffer zone around the entrance to abortion clinics. The law, described as "content-neutral," was found not to infringe on free speech. [FeministDailyNews, BostonGlobe]

In the wake of the murder of Dr. George Tiller this morning, a reader tipped us to this animation, made by an anonymous filmmaker who scrapped plans for a pro-choice documentary after she realized that her film would put abortion clinic workers in danger.

In yesterday's Times, Anne Baker describes abortion counseling as her "dream job," but as her generation nears retirement, she worries that young women aren't interested in taking over the fight for choice.